Monday, November 18, 2013

I exercise a lot of will power living in the Historic side of Jacksonville, Florida. The yard sales around these parts can yield excellent scores but I stuck to my No Shopping Rules until I got an e-mail invite to attend a twice annual sale I'd been to before (the proprietor still had my card from the last one) and had to swoop in for the kill. It would be rude to decline a direct invite, right? Right?! Don't judge me.....

Among the things I couldn't resist is this beautiful set of silver boat book ends, haven't seen ones this small before. See 'em On Etsy.

And then there were fun children's records, I love the artwork on this Walt Disney "A Hunting We Will Go" record. ----->>> See it On Etsy.

And also enjoy the bold primaries on this set that includes an adorable Puss in Boots record, probably my favorite of the bunch. ----->>> See it On Etsy.

My never-ending mug fetish! It cannot be quenched. I actively fight to resist brining home more but this gorgeous sunset patterned set had to come with me. ----->>> See it On Etsy.

On the way home I also scored this gorgeous Japanese set, hand-painted and very similar to a set of yellow made in Japan plates I have here on Etsy. I believe this is China from the 1940s? They are so beautiful in person. Would love it if anyone has more information on these to share with me. ----->>> See it On Etsy.

This soft clutch wouldn't be my personal style for carrying around, especially without a strap to keep it on my body (I'm painfully spacey and would leave this behind in an instant) but it was so inexpensive and the geometric bold shapes are fun to photograph. See it On Etsy.

It reminds me of an old skating rink with neon lights, just a fun retro piece with bold colors.

Another favorite is this mischievous tuxedo cat wall hanging. The blocky angular design reminds me of a 1960s design and animation style but with his red nose he almost recalls Sylvester the looney tune. I need to take another photo detailing the fine stitching on the legs you can't quite see her. He's such a fun piece. I was told he was made in the 1950s-60s. See it On Etsy.

By the way, thank you for all the helpful feedback on Friday's post. The photo above is of my completely box-free combo office/living room/dining room area. Most of the time my house is completely clean and clear, it's only when I get into my insane "I CAN DO ALL THE THINGS!" modes that my apartment and life spirals out-of-control. I thought I'd re-photograph all of my merchandise and document new ones all in a few days...nope, not happening. I put everything away so I could work in small batches like the Lawd of Creativity intended. (Inviting friends over for drinks on Saturday night also helped shame me into getting the house spotless and box-free, too! Shame is a great motivator!) By the by, love that people I haven't "met" before spoke out. Keep introducing yourselves to me, let me see your shops. My soul longs to connect with yours! :D

It's All For Sale:Send me an e-mail if you wanna buy anything you see in this post. Christmas is 'a comin'! Check out the Etsy shop for more goodies, I'll be adding more gift ideas every day.

Find anything amazing at the thrifts this weekend?!Do share your finds and posts in the comments.

I love the records and the cat wall hanging! He kinda reminds me of our black-and-white kitty :) I'm like you in that I can never resist that kind of adorable mid-century artwork. Kudos for getting your house box-free! (That's a daily struggle around here as well and I know how hard it can be).-Melissa

Haha ;) This one was from the Friday before the last one, I did miraculously avoid what I'm told was an amazing yard sale this week. I do believe I'll be allowed to shop again soon, feeling more confident about getting what I have in this house in front of eyes soon.

Oh Van I always love your haul posts and you're right you can't possibly ignore an invite. I do love those records. I'm glad to hear also that you are feeling better about your living space. Great idea to work in small batches that's exactly what I do so I don't have everything out with the kids around and I do things around pockets of time in our day to day schedule.

I do photograph the new stuff as soon as it comes in but yep, for photographing the older stuff I'm finding the small batches to be much better thus far. Always trying to find new ways to work efficiently without going crazy!